Sepoy Revolt

Mangal Pandey encouraged his fellow sepoys to rise up against their British officers. On March 29, 1857, Pandey attacked two officers, but he was overpowered and arrested. He was executed on April 8. After other sepoys were arrested, more sepoys revolted and shot their British officers on May 10, 1857. The sepoys then marched to Delhi, where there were no European troops.

The sepoys restored the Mughal emperor to power. The Mughals had ruled most…

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